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La Crosse (/ l ə ˈ k r ɒ s / lə-KROSS) [6] is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. [7] La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 census. [2]
La Crosse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At the 2020 census, the population was 120,784. [1] Its county seat is La Crosse. [2] La Crosse County is included in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 170,341 and is the most populous county on Wisconsin's western border.
The La Crosse–Onalaska Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, Vernon County, Wisconsin, and Houston County, Minnesota, anchored by the cities of La Crosse and Onalaska.
The La Crosse Tribune is a daily newspaper published in La Crosse, Wisconsin, covering the tri-state area of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota in the United States. The paper was first founded in 1904, following a media scandal in which existing publications failed to report on the recent creation of a power monopoly in La Crosse. [ 2 ]
A pair of one-story Prairie Style bungalows, nearly mirror images, designed by Percy Bentley of La Crosse and built in 1913 [50] for friends Chase and Wohlhuter. Chase was a dentist and Wohlhuter managed the La Crosse Theater. [51] 19: Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Passenger Depot: Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Passenger ...
Brynild Anundsen, Norwegian-American journalist; Harriet Bossnot, social and civic worker; Chris Bury, Nightline correspondent; James Cameron, civil rights activist; Tom Hanneman, sports broadcaster
Wisconsin State Assembly and La Crosse County Board of Supervisors John Gard: 1986 former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly [11] Thomas S. Hanson: Wisconsin State Assembly: Edmund Hitt: Wisconsin State Assembly: G. Erle Ingram: Wisconsin State Senate: Dan Kapanke: former member of the Wisconsin State Senate [12] MaryAnn Lippert: Wisconsin ...
The university was founded as the La Crosse State Normal School in 1909, the eighth of nine state normal schools established in Wisconsin between 1866 and 1916 for teacher preparation. [15] Thomas Morris sponsored the bill in the Wisconsin State Senate that led to the university's creation. [ 16 ]